Today Barry-Sean and I head off, pop up tents in tow, to the marvellous End of the Road festival in lovely Dorset. Once again sold out, last year’s inaugural trip turned into the best festival visit we’ve ever had, and we’re looking forward to more of the same over the next few days. Even the weather forecast is good! Once again we have a huge … Continue reading Free End of the Road Festival Mix
The album Travels In Lowland by The Migrant was one of those that came out of nowhere last year and ended up being one of our favourites (see our Albums of the Year post for 2010 here). So we were delighted to find out that The Migrant (aka Bjarke Bendtsen) has returned with a new album Amerika, which gets a release on October 25th. Departing somewhat from … Continue reading Return Of The Migrant
Our usual round up of the very best of our August posts and some new tracks too. Dip in – every one a winner as they say. Download The Cabin Dogs – High Falls mp3 (from Midnight Trail) Invites you to kick off your boots, pour a stiff one and sit on the porch to watch the sun go down – a song for when you’re busy … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: August 2011
Loving this song from Amy LaVere’s new album Stranger Me. a Buy the album from Amazon here. Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Amy LaVere
We couldn’t think of a better band to follow on from our Sex Beet post earlier. In the words of Michael, our doyen of good taste at Crash-Avenue, “Guadalupe Plata are Spanish dudes doing screamin’, amplified Delta blues by way of chunky, nasty Memphis and Detroit punk.” Think of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion duelling with The Dirtbombs in the Castilla La Mancha…and, er, you’ll not even … Continue reading Introducing…Guadalupe Plata
The tunes are coming thick and fast again at the moment and keeping up is proving almost impossible. Here are a few of the tracks from the web and our inbox that have caught our ears over the past few days. First up Okkervil River who are riding high on the critical acclaim for the release of their latest full-length album I Am Very Far. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Regular Round Up
Deer Tick are one of those bands that are right at the zenith of MM’s affections, and it is true to say that a new record from them is as eagerly anticipated as just about any band’s could be. And so it was that we were very happy to discover that Deer Tick’s new album Divine Providence (their fourth in five years) will be released … Continue reading New Album From Deer Tick – Give Away Miss K.
Tomorrow we head down to the first Wilderness Festival, taking place on our back door in the beautiful Cornbury Park Estate. Previously this lovely venue has hosted the Cornbury Festival, which has thankfully now moved elsewhere as (trust us) it has the worse possible line-up you could ever imagine for an event of this type. Anyway, the Wilderness is, as we say, a different kettle … Continue reading Wilderness Festival – Free Mix
The Calimocho Club are a trash blues duo and have just released their debut EP Whoa Whoa, Hey Hey – 13 minutes and 5 tracks of trash blues soul. Have a listen to Baby Got A Switchblade, and if you like it, head over to their Bandcamp page where you can pick up the whole thing for £3. Continue reading Introducing…The Calimocho Club
Wicked Will is the fifth studio album from The Ettes and came out at the start of the month. It is another excellent excursion into the realms of beat-punk and garage sleaze with a healthy dose back porch blues swagger and fuzzed up reverb. Much to like then. Check out this taster from the album, which you can get it from eMusic here. Download The … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Ettes
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